Cornell University

Dairy Innovators Welcome to Apply for Dairy Runway Entrepreneurship Program

December 21, 2023 Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Cornell University

Launched earlier this year in partnership with the Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center (NDFRC), the program offers a free, virtual curriculum that focuses on product concept and consumer discovery, along with training in prototype development and business coaching. Funded by the New York State Dairy Promotion Order (NYSDPO), the program takes participants through a process to assess their products’ desirability, viability, and feasibility before going to market. …

Dairy Runway Program Launches Providing Education and Support for Early-Stage Dairy Innovators

May 15, 2023 Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Cornell University

Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) and the Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center have launched the Dairy Runway program, an entrepreneurship curriculum for dairy innovators that focuses on product concept and consumer discovery. This Cornell-based, virtual course will take program participants through a process to determine if their value-added dairy products are desirable, viable, and feasible. …

Dairy Innovation Initiative Announces 10 Finalists for the Inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition

May 2, 2023 Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Cornell University

Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) and the Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center (NDFRC) have announced the 10 finalists for the first-ever Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition, an initiative that supports food innovators in launching products made from dairy ingredients produced in the Northeast. …

Cornell Receives Grant Totaling Over $400k Towards Dairy Industry Training

January 5, 2023 WXHC

Yesterday, New York Governor Hochul announced the first round of Office of Strategic Workforce Development Grants, which in total amounted to more than $6 million dollars. Among those recipients was Cornell University. …

Eastern Produce Council Leadership Class Completes Industry Education at NY Produce Show Foundational Excellence Program

December 9, 2022 Eastern Produce Council

The fourth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class culminated its 2022 educational program by attending the New York Produce Show (NYPS) and participating in Cornell University’s Foundational Excellence Future-Leaders-In-Produce event at the show.  …